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Hi, so a group of us from the UK are considering going to a country in the world and hiking from some place A to B for a couple of weeks, say one week then a stop (to buy food etc), then a second week. All of us are experienced trekkers and have done strenuous expeditions before.

The problem is we dont know where to go. We've looked at Morocco which being all desert looks tricky without local knowledge. Weve looked at the ukraine, which looks more promising. Also looked at poland and slovakia.

The US/Canada are obviously huge countries, and I imagine there's got to be some expanse of hundreds of kilometers of woodland that you are allowed to walk through ie a national park. Does anyone know anywhere we could go over that side of the Atlantic (without being eaten by bears)? any suggestions readily appreciated.

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The Appalachian Trail is the first that comes to mind for the United States. Lots of very beautiful hiking in the New England area. Wikipedia link

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heres a link to Yosemite National Park activites page... its really quite massive, It runs through a couple states (in the world) and I have heard really great things about it... though I have personally never had the pleasure of spending any real time there.

good luck, have fun wherever you end up going...

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Any of the US national parks would be a great place to start. Yosemite, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and Glacier come to mind if you are thinking mountains. Grand Caynon, Zion, Bryce Canyon for smaller mountains in an arid enviorment. Grand Caynon is one hell of a place to hike. There is no place like it on earth (aslo really close to Vegas [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] )

Another great place is to hike up the Oregon coast. It's basically one state park after another through a deciduous rain forest, very beautiful.

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The Appalachian Trail is the first that comes to mind for the United States. Lots of very beautiful hiking in the New England area. Wikipedia link

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that does indeed look pretty cool

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just started watching the first episodes of Lost and they discussed an Austrailian walkabout. that is more a survival endeavor, and it is a ways away from the UK, but it sounded pretty exciting.

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If you're only looking for weeks of travel, you'll probably want to hike across one of the larger states or pick an area if you're going to through hike the AT. For instance, hiking through the state of Virginia on the AT is a good trip, and if you're looking to meet a lot of people doing the same thing I'd go from North to South, because the vast majority of through hikers go in the opposite direction. Even though there are tons of adirondacks around, I'd still carry a tent because some of the spots have lots of bugs.

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I've been backpacking in California before (from the UK too) and I think the most beautiful scenery around is at the Big Sur national park. You can trek up river for days if you want.

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The Appalachian Trail (east coast) and Pacific Crest Trail (west coast) are you best options in the US.

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On AT, the stretch in Maine is supposedly very desolate and beautiful and strenuous. Although come to think of it, it probably wouldn't work now becuase May flies are very bad there. New Hampshire might still be cold now, but the white mountains offer the hardest and to my mind beautiful hiking on the AT. On the Pacific Crest Trail you get some beautiful mountains that go high. Less hikers than on the AT.

Check out the Continental Divide Trail too, this is the least known of them all. I'm not sure but I think the trail is not always too clear, could be using a compass to figure your way out. Goes around New Mexico, Colarod, Wyoming, Montana/Idaho. The trail is a lot different from the AT, search for some pictures, they're impressive. Please write a trip report when done!

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West Coast Trail and Sunshine Coast Trail of BC Canada but you may be eaten by bears. The Sunshine Coast Trail is new and I think there is no charge.

web page

http://www.sunshinecoast-trail.com/p..._newspaper.jpg

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West Coast Trail and Sunshine Coast Trail of BC Canada but you may be eaten by bears. The Sunshine Coast Trail is new and I think there is no charge.

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http://www.sunshinecoast-trail.com/p..._newspaper.jpg

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I was going to recommend the West Coast Trail too. It's the most renowned trail in Canada.

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Rabbit,

I've done a 2 week deal in Shenendoah, and I can't recommend it enough. Its in the heart of the Appalachian trail, and you're coming up on the most beautiful season of the year. I also just got back from 4 days in Yosemite, and although its gonna be crowded, you could go on the John Muir trail and get back into Litlle Yosemite Valley, which is somewhere around 20 miles away from the main valley, and has a lot of feeder trails back there. You could also hike up to Upper Yosemite Falls and then go, literally, 100's of miles into the back country. You could also do some of the Colorado stuff. If you end up coming to America, PM me and I'll give you some advice if you need it. You'll enjoy it.